{"number":"US12697616B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Flow control in microfluidic devices","english":"Flow control in microfluidic devices"},"abstract":{"original":"A microfluidic device includes a device body defining a microfluidic pathway including a first channel, a second channel downstream of the first channel, and a junction including a transition between the first channel and the second channel. The transition is configured to inhibit fluid entering the transition from the first channel from forming a meniscus across the second channel, thereby inhibiting capillary-driven flow into the second channel.…","english":"A microfluidic device includes a device body defining a microfluidic pathway including a first channel, a second channel downstream of the first channel, and a junction including a transition between the first channel and the second channel. The transition is configured to inhibit fluid entering the transition from the first channel from forming a meniscus across the second channel, thereby inhibiting capillary-driven flow into the second channel.…"},"applicants":["Colorado State University Research Foundation"],"inventors":["Charles S. Henry","Ilhoon Jang"],"filingDate":"2023-02-17","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697616B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697616B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697616B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697616B2"}}